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You’re a Christian in America? You’re targeted.
That’s the message from Fox News host Todd Starnes, who has explored the persecution of the faithful in his new book, “God Less America: Real Stories From the Front Lines of the Attack on Traditional Values.”
“Through my coverage and through my investigative reporting, I’ve discovered that it’s not just a war on religious liberty, but this is in fact a war that is specifically targeting people of the Christian faith,” Starnes said.
In “God Less America,” Starnes reveals numerous examples of the intolerance toward Christians that has pervaded the Obama years. He tells of a group of schoolchildren who went to a VA hospital to sing Christmas carols. Upon arrival, they were met by a government officer who told them they were not permitted to sing any songs about Jesus. The officer then handed them a list of government-approved Christmas songs.
Other attacks on Christianity routinely are reported: The condemnation of prayer in public meetings, the removal of Ten Commandments images from public places, the banishment of Nativity scenes, and memorial crosses. Schools that remove Christian references from music or art programs. Bans on Christians meeting in homes. And more.
Starnes said some of the most egregious attacks on Christianity have come from the U.S. military under the Obama administration. In the book, he tells the story of a “diversity training session” in which U.S. soldiers were told Roman Catholics and evangelical Christians were “religious extremists,” on par with Hamas and al-Qaida.
“Through my coverage and through my investigative reporting, I’ve discovered that it’s not just a war on religious liberty, but this is in fact a war that is specifically targeting people of the Christian faith,” Starnes said.
In “God Less America,” Starnes reveals numerous examples of the intolerance toward Christians that has pervaded the Obama years. He tells of a group of schoolchildren who went to a VA hospital to sing Christmas carols. Upon arrival, they were met by a government officer who told them they were not permitted to sing any songs about Jesus. The officer then handed them a list of government-approved Christmas songs.
Other attacks on Christianity routinely are reported: The condemnation of prayer in public meetings, the removal of Ten Commandments images from public places, the banishment of Nativity scenes, and memorial crosses. Schools that remove Christian references from music or art programs. Bans on Christians meeting in homes. And more.
Starnes said some of the most egregious attacks on Christianity have come from the U.S. military under the Obama administration. In the book, he tells the story of a “diversity training session” in which U.S. soldiers were told Roman Catholics and evangelical Christians were “religious extremists,” on par with Hamas and al-Qaida.
He also writes about how officers have been told to hide evidence of their faith by removing religious icons from their desks. He tells tales of chapels in Afghanistan that have been cleansed of all Christian markings, including crosses and images of Jesus.
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